Sunday, February 16, 2003

Inward-looking autistics often display remarkable artistic gifts:
What do their talents tell us about their minds--and the history of Western
Art?

WHAT IF THE Rain Man drew or painted? What if an autistic
savant, like the Dustin Hoffman character in the movie of that title, was a
talented artist, rather than a human computer who could multiply 4,343 by 1,234
almost as fast you can blink?